Got a new jeep! (pics in here)

[tonexj]

Picked her up for $260. 94' 4.0L AW4 d30 8.25 sport model. needs a head gasket which im doing myself. clean title. 178000. the reason i post is because i need to weld up a fix for my door the driver side door wont seal right because the hinge has broken off from the body. here..

any advice on getting this right back to stock allignment?

 

[Begster]

Well, it looks like someone tried to weld it, and was trying to weld it with their ass.
Maybe think about taking the hinge off, welding plate into the whole there, sanding it smooth, then try to add that hinge back to that area?

 

[Phil]

OMG u shoud jus go doorless lol!

Remove the door. Keep track of the shims. Keep track of where the hinge was.

Grind off some of the old weld from the hinge. Clean up the edges of the hole.

Weld in a thin patch piece where the hinge was. Weld the hinge to the patch piece.

Reinstall door. Shim and adjust to realign.

 

[5spd_xj]

looks like a good buy! ^^when a hinge of mine broke, i did just what phil is describing, worked great

 

[Timmy2XJS]

OMG u shoud jus go doorless lol!

Remove the door. Keep track of the shims. Keep track of where the hinge was.

Grind off some of the old weld from the hinge. Clean up the edges of the hole.

Weld in a thin patch piece where the hinge was. Weld the hinge to the patch piece.

Reinstall door. Shim and adjust to realign.

but you cant take the doors off! it will fold like a taco!!!

ok im done now.

 

[emr1101]

i vote dorrrrrlesss

 

[ehall]

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoDoorHinge.htm

 

[Muddy Beast]

There's a door hinge replacement kit for the olders Jeeps. I got the set for minor seperation (less then 75% of the weld) and the brackets work like a charm. They also have a full replacement version for hinges that broke off. It was a recall a while back. Try calling your dealer?

~Scott

 

[Swamprat]

thats a nice but there, i had the same thing witht eh door hinge when i bought my jeep. i got it welded at a friends auto shop for his dealership.

 

[GinisKratos]

OMG u shoud jus go doorless lol!

Remove the door. Keep track of the shims. Keep track of where the hinge was.

Grind off some of the old weld from the hinge. Clean up the edges of the hole.

Weld in a thin patch piece where the hinge was. Weld the hinge to the patch piece.

Reinstall door. Shim and adjust to realign.

This is what you shoud do... what I did, since i didnt have much time, is took a piece of steel about 1/8" thick and 1" wide. welded that above where the hinge was starting to break free, bent it down over the hinge and welded that to the hinge, year later its doing jsut fine.

BUT with the way yours looks, Id go with cutting it out and welding in a patch. Just make sure you aling your door correctly, I didnt get mine quite right and now there is a gap in the door at the top where the weather stripping dosent cover. So when i goto a carwash or its raining pretty good while im on the highway, i get wet, But the door dosent rub or catch so I just need to replace the stripping with something thicker. Good luck =)

~Ed

 

[99xj4x4]

First know how to weld better than the last guy who tried to fix it...
Id mig or tig it.
With a mig just turn your heat way down and wire speed up. Nice wide bead to disperse the weight and to keep the sheet metal cool.